Palestine 36 vs Persian Lessons
Palestine 36 has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.6/10 for Persian Lessons). Palestine 36 is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 7m. Persian Lessons is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Palestine 36
Persian Lessons| Palestine 36 | Persian Lessons | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Drama, War |
| Country | Palestinian Territory | Russia |
| Director | Annemarie Jacir | Vadim Perelman |
| Main cast | Robert Aramayo, Liam Cunningham, Billy Howle, Jeremy Irons, Hiam Abbass | Alexander Beyer, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lars Eidinger, Antonin Chalon, Lola Bessis |
Synopsis
Palestine 36
In 1936, as Palestinian villages revolt against British colonial rule, Yusuf navigates between Jerusalem and his rural home, amidst escalating unrest and a pivotal moment for the British Empire.
Persian Lessons
Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by…
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